Future Phonic Studios x Abbey Road Institute

David Miles Huber is a 4X Grammy-nominated producer and musician who has been pioneering music and alternative-media projects for over 20 years in surround and more recently in immersive 9.1 formats. His most prominent book “Modern Recording Techniques” is the standard recording industry text worldwide. He also teaches audio production in workshops across the globe and provides a short “Intro to Audio Recording” class as part of the University of Washington in Seattle, USA.

Tom Pearce began work as a studio engineer in London during the 70s with a number of major recording artists. Touring and recording with the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck and eventually serving as Elton’s private engineer and producer for nearly two decades. In addition to teaching music business at various SAE campuses Tom is producing several upcoming artists whilst creating sound design, composing and licensing music for games.

Richard Burki is the founder of Future Phonic Studios – a production agency crafting bespoke sound & music, custom-tailored for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality & 3D media formats. Future Phonic Studios was established to bridge the gap between sound & vision in these emerging mediums by educating and demonstrating the potential of 3D sound and music to the creative minds that will be responsible for the next generation of immersive experiences.

With all the emphasis on visual processing in VR, audio has become increasingly lacking by comparison. Although most 3D audio concepts have been around for decades, interest in 3D audio has only really resurfaced recently due to the emersion of new immersive formats for cinema and the advent of Virtual Reality. Major advances in gaming technologies, such as cost-effective head-tracking and immersive visual headsets have paved the way for commercially viable virtual reality to be delivered to the individual. Now, consumers finally have the opportunity to experience new gaming, cinematic and social media experiences with truly immersive and interactive 3D audio and video content.

Whether you’re a novice, audiophile, or a seasoned professional in the field of VR, the event brings together Grammy-nominated and leading industry professionals who will provide you with a valuable introduction to our educational programme, delving into the techniques and tools necessary for a truly immersive 3D audio production in cinematic, documentary, commercial, musical, game-based & room-scale VR experiences.

This course will be led by the founder of Future Phonic Studios – Richard Burki, the educational manager of Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam – Robin Reumers, the author of “Modern Recording Techniques” and 4X Grammy-nominated producer & musician for surround sound – David-Miles Huber, and Tom Pearce – head of game music publishing at Flip Entertainment, who has toured and recorded with Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and other major artists back in the 80s and 90s.

This 2-hour interactive lecture and discussion will also provide attendees with the opportunity to sign up for an in-depth 2-day workshop in Amsterdam organized by Future Phonic Studios and Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam debuting late May 2018. The programme will include lectures and hands-on practical exercises, examples, demos, and listening sessions in a state-of-the-art recording studio at Abbey Road Institute Amsterd